California International Marathon & Xterra Worlds!

Congratulations to Liz Fancher and Dave Webster on great runs this past weekend at the California International Marathon. Both Dave and Liz have been putting in a lot of hard work and it's nice to see it paid off; Dave was 2nd place in his age division completing the race in 2:57:27 and Liz ran a 3:58:26!! All the results are here: http://runcim09.flashresults.com/Searchable.htm

And, although the weather must have been shocking for his return to Oregon and he'd much rather be running on a beach in Hawai'i, way to go Max King for being the XTERRA world trail running champion for two years straight. Max ran the 21K (half marathon course) in 1:14:26! The results are here: http://jtltiming.com/results/x-oahu-21k.html

Again congrats to all of you!

Keep running,

Rob

Brrrrrrrrrrr! (but you can still run)

Here's a link to a Runner's World article on running in the cold. It's a good read and will remind you that you can still get your run in on these bitter cold days. Be sure to stay hydrated, dress appropriately, use Yaktrax and carry a cell phone in case something does happen (bad fall, etc). Generally, just be prepared and enjoy the adventure. This is why we live here, right? Cheers-Teague

I LIKE PIE SHIRTS

The shirts are here! If you ordered a shirt come on down and pick it up.

Fast Local Elvis Impersonator

The exerpt below is from an article about the Seattle Marathon last weekend. This is the same Ian who's been a mainstay at the Wed Noon Run and Tuesday workout for the past few months. Who knows what else we'll learn about him. Nice work!

The men's sixth-place finisher, Ian Sharman of Bend, Ore. (2:42:53), crossed the finish line wearing a high-rise pompadour wig and lightweight white jumpsuit. His time allowed him to reclaim, he says, the Guinness world record for the fastest marathon by a runner dressed as Elvis.
"I won't do an impression, though," Sharman, 29, said with a laugh.
Sharman, a London native, had previously held the Elvis-marathoner record but lost it to another runner. Sharman needed to break 2:49 to reclaim the mark. "I'm really happy," said Sharman, who has previously run as Elvis in London and Rome. "The wig makes it a little more difficult; it catches the wind when it picks up,"

Scientific Study on Something You Probably Know

Check out this NY Times article. It's a good reminder for all on how exercise makes us less anxious. Cheers

Pie Run Mania

Wow! Thanks to all who ran, walked, made pie and helped out with the I LIKE PIE run. The stats: ~ 550 runners and walkers, 73 pies, more than $3000 and 3000lbs of food donated to NeighborImpact. It gave us all the warm fuzzies to see the community come together for some exercise, pie, and a great cause. This is our third year for I LIKE PIE and it has more than doubled each year.

Special thanks to Gerry Lopez (surfing legend, husband of Toni), Priscilla Welch (winner of the 87 NY marathon and amazing masters runner) , Linsey Corbin (grew up in Bend, just finished second at IronMan Arizona where she ran a 3:04 marathon after all that swimming and biking) and Bob Woodward (Local and outdoor industry icon, former mayor of Bend).

We know we can improve the Pie Baking Contest and hope to enlist the COCC culinary school to lend it some credibility. I had the pleasure of dishing pie for about 90 minutes and let's just say there were some over-the-top good pies. Cheers-Teague

Coneheads!

With the recent blanketing of snow and an itch to get out of the routine we decided it was time to work off those pre-Thanksgiving calories and make some turns on the Cone. We hiked on both Sunday and Monday; both days reminding me how much of a contrast the weather at Mt Bachelor can be. Sunday there was almost no visibility (wind gusts exceeding 50mph) and on Monday we couldn't have asked for a more perfect day! I bootpacked and Amy skinned (she's a little less stubborn than me.. and/or just smarter). Either way, we both earned our turns leaving us smiling hiking up and skiing down!

This year Mt Bachelor has changed it's policy on uphill travel so check out the link at the bottom of this page before you go.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving and keep running...and skiing, and biking!

Rob

http://www.mtbachelor.com/winter/services/safety_policies/uphill_access/index.html